gh-93143: Avoid NULL check in LOAD_FAST based on analysis in the compiler by sweeneyde · Pull Request #93144

gh-93143: Avoid NULL check in LOAD_FAST based on analysis in the compiler by sweeneyde · Pull Request #93144 · python/cpython

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Yep, it looks like it. The assertion passed, so I removed that code.

Looking at symtable.c, It looks like every VISIT(st, arguments, ...); is immediately preceded by a symtable_enter_block(...), so parameters should be guaranteed to be at the lowest indices.